Erik Balke | |
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| Born | 7 November 1953 Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, band leader, composer, saxophonist |
| Instrument | Saxophones |
Erik Balke (born 7 November 1953)[1] is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone), known as leader of the "Lille Frøen Saksofonkvartett" with Vidar Johansen, Arne Frang and Odd Riisnæs/Tore Brunborg/Olav Dale, as member of his younger brother Jon Balke's early orchestras, and for cooperations with Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell, Per Jørgensen, Audun Kleive, Nils Petter Molvær, Torbjørn Sunde, Tore Brunborg, Paolo Vinaccia, and Bugge Wesseltoft.[2]